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New strategy over the weekend was senator tom harkin of iowa. he stayed neutral in 2008, he didn't endorse barack obama or hillary clinton. he's endorsed late sometimes in previous caucus years but he's come out strongly for hillary. and he was asked this question when when she was speaking to reporters and he said, you know what, this campaign i've seen from hillary clinton is frankly a different one than i saw last time. he said she's more personally engaged than she was in 2008 and he was very frank in acknowledging that she had made mistakes the previous time around but that this time he f...

>> of course, they are going to say this type of stuff. i think there is some truth to some of this analysis. in order to win in politics, there are certain laws of political gravity that take hold for anyone, including donald trump. you need to have a ground game. one of the things that trump is going to count on is bringing in from his celebrity some of that appeal. people who are not necessarily engage voters all the time. you have to make sure those people show up to the polls and vote for you. that requires blocking and tackling. i'm not sure if his operation has that level of sophisticat...

Right now, i can't tell you. i have great faith in the process, both caucus process as well as a primary process in the other states and i think the cream rises to the surface and if trump is part of that cream, he'll rise. >> do you have any concerns about donald trump? >> we won't know that until you get into it. i think that the extent to which people talk issues and present their program is the best way to get the support of iowans. >> senator chuck grassley, we'll let you off the hook. thank you so much. >> have fun today. have fun today. >> it's great to have you on the show. thank you. ...

Most americans don't understand caucuses because they are a weird, crazy thing that only some people do in weird crazy places. but you have to really be for a candidate to go through a caucus process. it is not hike you're going to the voting booth and push a button and then walk away. so enthusiasm and energy of a base group is really good and helpful in caucuses. but so is organization. i think when you look at the energy behind bernie, the i think it is a good thing. i think he has a long way to go in defining himself and drawing a strong contrast that puts him on one side and hillary on an...

President of fox news and promised trump will always be treated fairly. maybe we're headed into the direction of detente between trump and fox news. so many of their viewers vote in the caucus process. while we've seen trump essentially be teflon for many of what would be gaffes that would sideline candidates he survives them. i'm not sure that he would necessarily survive if fox news were to turn on him. that could potentially be a problem. you're seeing him take steps to mitigate. we've seen him do a little bit of campaign shaking up over the course of the past two days though there is a dif...